How about adding the 14th SS Division "Galicia" to the game or some parts of it

[Satellite986]

Strong infantry division with Ukrainian fanatics who killed the Russians very desperately.I would like to play for them, Moreover, Ukrainian voice actors will probably even help you with sound recording for free.

By the way, parts of the SS Galicia also took part in the suppression of the Yugoslav uprising, so at least some units of the Ukrainian fanatics you could add


This would add a lot of fun to the game like in wargame and people from the CIS could choose their camp, Ukraine or Russia

[Medoc]

I am from Ukraine, and I am even interested in this topic

[Ofir Goldman]

In July 1944, from 1000 to 1300 people from the SS division of Galicia were transferred to the 5th SS division "Viking" (of which about 350 will return alive to the division "Galicia" in November 1944)

In mid-February 1944,the division received an order to form a battle group know as SS Kapfgruppe Beyersdorf for action against Soviet and Polish partisans. It operated in the Zamosc area together with elements of the 5th Regiment, while elements of the 4th Regiment were sent to the Brody area. The SS Kapfgruppe performed its duty well enough that it earned the rare praise of German Field Marshal Walter Model.

In July the division was sent to the area of Brody, where heavy combat was under way, and was attached to the 13th Army Corps. Together with six under-strength German infantry divisions, the Galicia Division was responsible for holding a frontage of approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi). On 8 July, the 13th Corps was transferred to the 1st Panzer Army. The Galician Division was placed in reserve. Deployed at Brody were the division's 29th, 30th, 31st regiments, a fusilier and engineering battalion, and its artillery regiment. The 14th SS Field Replacement Battalion was deployed fifteen miles (24 kilometres) behind the other units.

On 13 July, Soviet forces under the command of Marshal Ivan Konev launched their attack. By the next day, they routed a German division to the north of the 13th Corps and swept back an attempted German counterattack. On 15 July, the 1st and 8th Panzer Divisions along with a single regiment from the Galicia Division (WGR 30) were deployed in a counterattack against the Soviet penetration in the Koltiv area by the Soviet Second Air Army, who in only a five-hour period flew 3,288 aircraft sorties and dropped 102 tons of bombs on them as they attempted a counterattack. On 18 July, the division's Field Replacement Battalion largely escaped the encirclement so that 11 officers 54 NCOs and 954 were reported by the battalion commander as having escaped on 21 July 1944 and fled west, whilst the remainder of 13th Corps, consisting of over 30,000 German and Ukrainian soldiers, was surrounded by the Soviets within the Brody pocket.

The Germans rebuilt the division over two months using reserve units. From the end of September 1944, the division was used against the Slovak National Uprising. Many of the personnel volunteered to serve in Slovakia, hoping to find friends and relatives among a large group of refugees from Galicia that had been admitted to Slovakia shortly before the uprising. The first unit, a battlegroup formed from one battalion of the 29th regiment with auxiliary units, arrived 28 September 1944. Eventually all divisional units were transferred to Slovakia. From 15 October 1944 they formed two Kampfgruppe, Wittenmayer and Wildner. (Both of approx reinforced battalion strength) The division operated in coordination with a kampfgruppe from the SS Division Horst Wessel, whilst on paper the SS-Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger was subordinated directly to it but its commanded ignored all instructions he received and continued to act indendently, the Vlasov detachment and other SS and SD formations until 5 February 1945. According to Slovak historian K. Fremal, the division's "members were helping in anti-partisan, repressive, and terrorist actions and committed murders and other excesses" but sadly he gives no examples of the actual murders so that the post war Slovak government never filed any accusations of war crimes which seems a bit odd if they had committed any. The overall degree of criminality was less than that of Einsatzgruppe H or the Slovak collaborationist Hlinka Guard Emergency Divisions. Jan Stanislav, the director of the National Uprising Museum in Slovakia, denied that the division or that Ukrainians took part in brutalities committed against the Slovak people at this time. About 200 soldiers deserted from the division while it was in Slovakia; many joined the partisans.

At the end of 1944, it was moved to Slovenia, where from the end of February until the end of March 1945, it together with other Army, SS and Polizei formations fought Yugoslav Partisans in the Styria and Carinthia (province) areas near the Austrian-Slovenian border. During this time, the division absorbed the 31 SD Schutzmannschafts Battalion, also known as the Ukrainian Self Defense legion. When on 31 March Soviet forces commenced an attack from Hungary into Austria that ruptured the German front, the division was ordered to advance northward to Gleichenberg in a desperate attempt to halt the Soviet advance.

[Eaglefire]

The 14. "Galicia" is definitely one of the more interesting divisions i am still missing in this game along the 20. "Estonia". But at this point with burning baltics released, i doubt we will see the estonian axis units. Galicia might still be possible though. Also would have loved to see the czechoslovakian units from the Nemesis. I Think all the "smaller" nations on the Eastern Front deserved more attention than what they got. I am looking forward to yugoslawia and the italy dlc looks also nice. I was a bit disappointed by the variety of nations in burning baltics.

[Satellite986]

in addition, in this way you would be able to attract more Russian audience, after the events of 2014, the legendary "BANDEROVCI" is on everyone's lips

[rhm]

Should I post all those racists screenshots of all the comments you did about people of color?
Or do you still want to share your brilliant ideas?
No one will and should never take you seriously sorry!

what say you Satellite986

[DronoVod]

+1 for this division, from history perspective it's good example of using national resources who had issues with previous government. As you may know, Galicia was occupied by Soviet Union in 1939 after invasion into Poland and use tactic of "red terrorism" to assimilate this region. Because of this Ukrainians from this region had own motivation to fight with Soviet Union. So, I will be glade to see this division in game as a citizen of Ukraine who live in Lviv region.

[Ser Maks]

Was mentioned before in Lvov Nemesis discussions. IIRC, no suitable Allied adversary(20. PzGren and 10th GTC stole the spotlight), and pretty standard German infantry division bar voiceover, so no.

[best emperor]

its a cool thing to add but itll never happen unless its in a nemisis but that 1/4 chance

[Egg]

+++

[orlan52]

+++,еще немного и перемога наша !!!

[Kersch]

Originally posted by Eaglefire:

The 14. "Galicia" is definitely one of the more interesting divisions i am still missing in this game along the 20. "Estonia". But at this point with burning baltics released, i doubt we will see the estonian axis units. Galicia might still be possible though. Also would have loved to see the czechoslovakian units from the Nemesis. I Think all the "smaller" nations on the Eastern Front deserved more attention than what they got. I am looking forward to yugoslawia and the italy dlc looks also nice. I was a bit disappointed by the variety of nations in burning baltics.

Originally posted by Eaglefire:

The 14. "Galicia" is definitely one of the more interesting divisions i am still missing in this game along the 20. "Estonia". But at this point with burning baltics released, i doubt we will see the estonian axis units. Galicia might still be possible though. Also would have loved to see the czechoslovakian units from the Nemesis. I Think all the "smaller" nations on the Eastern Front deserved more attention than what they got. I am looking forward to yugoslawia and the italy dlc looks also nice. I was a bit disappointed by the variety of nations in burning baltics.

Isn’t the Estonian SS divisions contained within the Nordland division represented in game?

[Kersch]

As far as SS divisions go, it would be cooler to see stronger formations like
Hohenstaufen or Frundsberg.

[Eaglefire]

Originally posted by 𝓓𝓪 𝓧𝓪:

Originally posted by Eaglefire:

The 14. "Galicia" is definitely one of the more interesting divisions i am still missing in this game along the 20. "Estonia". But at this point with burning baltics released, i doubt we will see the estonian axis units. Galicia might still be possible though. Also would have loved to see the czechoslovakian units from the Nemesis. I Think all the "smaller" nations on the Eastern Front deserved more attention than what they got. I am looking forward to yugoslawia and the italy dlc looks also nice. I was a bit disappointed by the variety of nations in burning baltics.

Originally posted by Eaglefire:

The 14. "Galicia" is definitely one of the more interesting divisions i am still missing in this game along the 20. "Estonia". But at this point with burning baltics released, i doubt we will see the estonian axis units. Galicia might still be possible though. Also would have loved to see the czechoslovakian units from the Nemesis. I Think all the "smaller" nations on the Eastern Front deserved more attention than what they got. I am looking forward to yugoslawia and the italy dlc looks also nice. I was a bit disappointed by the variety of nations in burning baltics.

Isn’t the Estonian SS divisions contained within the Nordland division represented in game?

Not as far as i know. If so, then they are represented as german speaking normal panzergrenadier with ss Uniform. If memory serves me right, there were no estonian units in Nordland. It was paired against 7. Soviet estonians in the narva versus, when it was revealed, so maybe you got that confused? As far as i know the only estonian units on the axis side are the ones fighting under the Finnish flag in the german 122. Infanterie (which is a bit confusing all by itself to be honest). Also latvian ss units are found in 52. Sicherungs (lett. Legionaires) alongside the lithuanian TAR units. But no estonians there either ...

[Eaglefire]

Originally posted by 𝓓𝓪 𝓧𝓪:

As far as SS divisions go, it would be cooler to see stronger formations like
Hohenstaufen or Frundsberg.

Wouldnt they be basically the Same as 5. Wiking or 12. HJ?

But still would be cool to have them in, i dont know, a market Garden dlc? Would bring the opportunity to also finally add an american airborne division to the game.

[seashell]

Originally posted by Eaglefire:

Originally posted by 𝓓𝓪 𝓧𝓪:

As far as SS divisions go, it would be cooler to see stronger formations like
Hohenstaufen or Frundsberg.

Wouldnt they be basically the Same as 5. Wiking or 12. HJ?

But still would be cool to have them in, i dont know, a market Garden dlc? Would bring the opportunity to also finally add an american airborne division to the game.

us airborne can also be seen in italy though